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Eanna temple at Uruk

The temenos (sacred enclosure) of Eanna, another ziggurat, bore witness to the attention of many powerful kings, including
Ur-Nammu (reigned 2112–2095
bc), first king of the 3rd dynasty of Ur.
Ur-Nammu also did much for the layout of the city, which then benefited from a Neo-Sumerian revival. Various architectural developments were associated with the Isin-Larsa period (
c....

Enlil temple at Nippur

Little is known about the prehistoric town, but by 2500
bc the city probably reached the extent of the present ruins and was fortified. Later,
Ur-Nammu (reigned 2112–2095
bc), first king of the 3rd dynasty of Ur, laid out Enlil’s sanctuary, the E-kur, in its present form. A ziggurat and a temple were built in an open courtyard surrounded by walls.

ziggurat at Ur

...between the first and the second terrace. From this a single flight of steps led upward to the top terrace and to the door of the god’s little shrine. The lower part of the ziggurat, built by
Ur-Nammu, the founder of the dynasty, was astonishingly well preserved; enough of the upper part survived to make the restoration certain.

code of law

Here it is possible only to illustrate some of the major extant laws or codes. The most ancient legislator known is
Ur-Nammu, the founder of one of the Sumerian dynasties at the city of Ur. His code, dating from the middle of the 21st century
bc, dealt with witchcraft, the flight of slaves, and bodily injuries. A more ample vestige of Sumerian law is the so-called Code of Lipit–Ishtar...

Third Dynasty of Ur

...by the semibarbaric Gutians, the city-states once again became independent. The high point of this final era of Sumerian civilization was the reign of the 3rd dynasty of Ur, whose first king,
Ur-Nammu, published the earliest law code yet discovered in Mesopotamia.

...himself lord of the four quarters of the earth in an inscription, but this title, adopted from Akkad, is more likely to signify political aspiration than actual rule. Utu-hegal was a brother of the
Ur-Nammu who founded the 3rd dynasty of Ur (“3rd” because it is the third time that Ur is listed in the Sumerian king list). Under
Ur-Nammu and his successors Shulgi, Amar-Su’ena,...